Contra events in the UK

May 2024
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
		1	2 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra (Facebook) Sheffield, UK S contra	3 –Mon 6 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK S W contra ECD balfolk 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) Cambridge, UK S contra	4 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED Aberystwyth, UK S W contra ECD 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (…) Edinburgh, UK S contra	5
6	7	8 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) Shawford, UK S contra	9	10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra Alcester, UK S contra	11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) London, UK S contra	12 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK S contra
13 4:00 pm–Fri 17 10:00 am American Contra Dance Week Halsway, UK S W contra	14	15	16	17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) Bristol, UK S contra 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) Cambridge, UK S contra	18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge (Facebook) Cambridge, UK S contra	19
20	21	22	23	24 11:00 am–Mon 27 11:45 pm Chippenham Folk Festival (Facebook) Chippenham, UK S W English ceilidh contra balfolk Irish set scandi SCD ECD	25	26
27	28 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) Cambridge, UK S contra	29	30	31
June 2024
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
					1 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED Aberystwyth, UK S W contra ECD	2
3	4	5	6	7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra Alcester, UK S contra	8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance London, UK S contra	9 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK S contra
10	11	12 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) Shawford, UK S contra	13	14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) Bristol, UK S contra 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) Cambridge, UK S contra	15 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) Lancaster, UK S contra	16
17	18	19	20	21	22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge Cambridge, UK S contra	23
24	25	26	27	28 6:00 pm–Sun 30 4:00 pm Stegastomp (Facebook) Harbury, UK S W contra 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) Cambridge, UK S contra	29 Portland Duo in Worcester Worcester, UK S contra	30
July 2024
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	2	3	4	5	6 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED Aberystwyth, UK S W contra ECD	7
8	9	10	11	12 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) Cambridge, UK S contra	13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance London, UK S contra	14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK S contra
15	16	17	18	19	20 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (…) Edinburgh, UK S contra	21
22 4:00 pm–Fri 26 10:00 am Summer Country Dancing Halsway, UK S W contra ECD	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31
August 2024
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
			1	2	3 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED Aberystwyth, UK S W contra ECD	4
5	6	7	8	9 –Fri 16 Broadstairs Folk Week Broadstairs, UK S W English ceilidh contra	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23 2:00 pm–Mon 26 6:00 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival Shrewsbury, UK S W balfolk contra English ceilidh	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge Cambridge, UK S contra
September 2024
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
						1
2	3	4	5 –Sun 8 Bromyard Folk Festival (Facebook) Bromyard, UK S W contra English ceilidh	6	7 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED Aberystwyth, UK S W contra ECD	8 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK S contra
9	10	11	12	13 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra Alcester, UK S contra	14 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Harrogate Contra (Facebook) Harrogate, UK S contra 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance London, UK S contra	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance Sytchampton, UK S ECD contra 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra Leeds, UK S contra 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Contra Dance Nottingham, UK S contra 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge Cambridge, UK S contra	29
30 4:00 pm–Fri 4 October 10:00 am Autumn American Contra Dance Week Halsway, UK S W contra
October 2024
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
	1	2	3	4 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra Alcester, UK S contra	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance London, UK S contra	13 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK S contra
14	15	16	17	18	19 Electric Folk Dance Party Hope, UK S balfolk contra English ceilidh 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK S contra	20
21	22	23	24	25	26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra Leeds, UK S contra 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge Cambridge, UK S contra	27
28	29	30	31
November 2024
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK S contra ECD 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance London, UK S contra	10 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK S contra
11	12	13	14	15 4:00 pm–Sun 17 4:00 pm Zesty Contra Weekend Halsway, UK S W contra	16 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) Lancaster, UK S contra	17
18	19	20	21	22 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra Alcester, UK S contra	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra Leeds, UK S contra 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge Cambridge, UK S contra
December 2024
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7 Portland Duo in St. Ippolyts St. Ippolyts, UK S contra	8 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK S contra
9	10	11	12	13	14 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance Sytchampton, UK S ECD contra 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance London, UK S contra	15
16	17	18	19	20 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Joint Christmas Twmp Aberystwyth, UK S W Irish set balfolk ECD contra	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31
January 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK S contra	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31
February 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
					1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra Lancaster, UK S contra	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28 –Sun 2 March IVFDF 2025 (…) Sheffield, UK S W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD Scottish cèilidh SCD
March 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK S contra	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31
April 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
	1	2 10:00 am–Wed 9 8:00 am Contra Holiday in Medieval England (Facebook) Ely, UK S contra	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30
July 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
	1	2	3	4	5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) Lancaster, UK S contra	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31
November 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
					1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) Lancaster, UK S contra	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

7:30 pm–10:00 pm

Sheffield Scratch Contra

(Facebook)

Sheffield, UK

contra

3

–Mon 6

May Heydays at Evesham

Evesham, UK

W

contra ECD balfolk

8:00 pm–10:15 pm

Cambridge Contra Dance

(…)

Cambridge, UK

contra

4

2:30 pm– 4:30 pm

AberACED

Aberystwyth, UK

W

contra ECD

7:30 pm–10:30 pm

Edinburgh Contra Dance

(…)

Edinburgh, UK

contra

5

6

7

8

8:00 pm–10:30 pm

Solent Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Shawford, UK

contra

9

10

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Alcester Contra

Alcester, UK

contra

11

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

(Facebook)

London, UK

contra

12

2:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Englefield Green contra dance

Egham, UK

contra

13

4:00 pm–Fri 17 10:00 am

American Contra Dance Week

Halsway, UK

W

contra

14

15

16

17

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Bristol Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Bristol, UK

contra

8:00 pm–10:15 pm

Cambridge Contra Dance

(…)

Cambridge, UK

contra

18

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

(Facebook)

Cambridge, UK

contra

19

20

21

22

23

24

11:00 am–Mon 27 11:45 pm

Chippenham Folk Festival

(Facebook)

Chippenham, UK

W

English ceilidh contra balfolk Irish set scandi SCD ECD

25

26

27

28

8:00 pm–10:15 pm

Cambridge Contra Dance

(…)

Cambridge, UK

contra

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2:30 pm– 4:30 pm

AberACED

Aberystwyth, UK

W

contra ECD

2

3

4

5

6

7

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Alcester Contra

Alcester, UK

contra

8

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

London, UK

contra

9

2:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Englefield Green contra dance

Egham, UK

contra

10

11

12

8:00 pm–10:30 pm

Solent Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Shawford, UK

contra

13

14

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Bristol Contra Dance

(Facebook)

Bristol, UK

contra

8:00 pm–10:15 pm

Cambridge Contra Dance

(…)

Cambridge, UK

contra

15

1:30 pm– 4:45 pm

Lancaster Contra

(Facebook)

Lancaster, UK

contra

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

Cambridge, UK

contra

23

24

25

26

27

28

6:00 pm–Sun 30 4:00 pm

Stegastomp

(Facebook)

Harbury, UK

W

contra

8:00 pm–10:15 pm

Cambridge Contra Dance

(…)

Cambridge, UK

contra

29

Portland Duo in Worcester

Worcester, UK

contra

30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

2:30 pm– 4:30 pm

AberACED

Aberystwyth, UK

W

contra ECD

7

8

9

10

11

12

8:00 pm–10:15 pm

Cambridge Contra Dance

(…)

Cambridge, UK

contra

13

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

London, UK

contra

14

2:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Englefield Green contra dance

Egham, UK

contra

15

16

17

18

19

20

7:30 pm–10:30 pm

Edinburgh Contra Dance

(…)

Edinburgh, UK

contra

21

22

4:00 pm–Fri 26 10:00 am

Summer Country Dancing

Halsway, UK

W

contra ECD

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

2:30 pm– 4:30 pm

AberACED

Aberystwyth, UK

W

contra ECD

4

5

6

7

8

9

–Fri 16

Broadstairs Folk Week

Broadstairs, UK

W

English ceilidh contra

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2:00 pm–Mon 26 6:00 pm

Shrewsbury Folk Festival

Shrewsbury, UK

W

balfolk contra English ceilidh

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

Cambridge, UK

contra

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

–Sun 8

Bromyard Folk Festival

(Facebook)

Bromyard, UK

W

contra English ceilidh

6

7

2:30 pm– 4:30 pm

AberACED

Aberystwyth, UK

W

contra ECD

8

2:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Englefield Green contra dance

Egham, UK

contra

9

10

11

12

13

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Alcester Contra

Alcester, UK

contra

14

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Harrogate Contra

(Facebook)

Harrogate, UK

contra

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

London, UK

contra

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

7:30 pm–10:30 pm

Sytchampton Saturday dance

Sytchampton, UK

ECD contra

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Leeds Contra

Leeds, UK

contra

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Nottingham Contra Dance

Nottingham, UK

contra

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

Cambridge, UK

contra

29

30

4:00 pm–Fri 4 October 10:00 am

Autumn American Contra Dance Week

Halsway, UK

W

contra

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Alcester Contra

Alcester, UK

contra

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

London, UK

contra

13

2:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Englefield Green contra dance

Egham, UK

contra

14

15

16

17

18

19

Electric Folk Dance Party

Hope, UK

balfolk contra English ceilidh

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

Exeter Contra

Exeter, UK

contra

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Leeds Contra

Leeds, UK

contra

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

Cambridge, UK

contra

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Nottingham Mixed Dance

Nottingham, UK

contra ECD

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

London, UK

contra

10

2:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Englefield Green contra dance

Egham, UK

contra

11

12

13

14

15

4:00 pm–Sun 17 4:00 pm

Zesty Contra Weekend

Halsway, UK

W

contra

16

1:30 pm– 4:45 pm

Lancaster Contra

(Facebook)

Lancaster, UK

contra

17

18

19

20

21

22

7:45 pm–10:45 pm

Alcester Contra

Alcester, UK

contra

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Leeds Contra

Leeds, UK

contra

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Contrabridge

Cambridge, UK

contra

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Portland Duo in St. Ippolyts

St. Ippolyts, UK

contra

8

2:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Englefield Green contra dance

Egham, UK

contra

9

10

11

12

13

14

7:30 pm–10:30 pm

Sytchampton Saturday dance

Sytchampton, UK

ECD contra

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

London Barndance

London, UK

contra

15

16

17

18

19

20

7:00 pm–11:00 pm

Joint Christmas Twmp

Aberystwyth, UK

W

Irish set balfolk ECD contra

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

Exeter Contra

Exeter, UK

contra

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

1:30 pm– 4:45 pm

Lancaster Contra

Lancaster, UK

contra

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

–Sun 2 March

IVFDF 2025

(…)

Sheffield, UK

W

balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD Scottish cèilidh SCD

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

8:00 pm–11:00 pm

Exeter Contra

Exeter, UK

contra

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

10:00 am–Wed 9 8:00 am

Contra Holiday in Medieval England

(Facebook)

Ely, UK

contra

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

1:30 pm– 4:45 pm

Lancaster Contra

(Facebook)

Lancaster, UK

contra

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

1:30 pm– 4:45 pm

Lancaster Contra

(Facebook)

Lancaster, UK

contra

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30